Starting English teaching

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Starting English teaching

Robert Jeffcoate

(Teaching secondary English)

Routledge, 1992

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-237) and index

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780415053563

Description

This book is aimed at new teachers and at teachers new to the teaching of English. Its main focus is the secondary classroom, but primary teachers too will find here much to interest them. Taking the National Curriculum in English as a starting point, but not necessarily the last word on the subject, Robert Jeffcoate looks at the theoretical issues involved in thinking about what English means, defining goals and planning the curriculum. He shows the how to go about developing a repertoire of skills in the different curriculum areas from drama teaching to teaching about the language. His suggestions are illustrated with detailed examples of classroom practice and with many quotations from pupils' own work.

Table of Contents

1. English Teaching Revisited (1987-89) 2. The Subject of English 3. Developing an English Curriculum 4. Speaking and Listening 5. Reading 6. Writing 7. Teaching Literature 8. Drama in English 9. teaching Linguistic Awareness Afterword Classroom Management Bibliography
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ISBN 9780415054300

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"Starting English Teaching" is aimed at new teachers and at teachers new to the teaching of English. Its main focus is the secondary classroom, but primary teachers too will find here much to interest them. Taking the National Curriculum in English as a starting point, but not necessarily the last word on the subject, Robert Jeffcoate looks at the theoretical issues involved in thinking about what English means, defining goals and planning the curriculum. He shows the how to go about developing a repertoire of skills in the different curriculum areas from drama teaching to teaching about the language. His suggestions are illustrated with detailed examples of classroom practice and with many quotations from pupils' own work.

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